Giuseppe Trabucchi

Giuseppe Trabucchi (1904–1975) was an Italian lawyer and politician. He was a member of the Christian Democrats and served as the minister of finance between 1960 and 1962.

Giuseppe Trabucchi
Minister of Finance
In office March 1960 – June 1960
Prime Minister	Fernando Tambroni
Minister of Finance
In office July 1960 – February 1962
Prime Minister	Amintore Fanfani
Preceded by	Himself
Personal details
Born	29 June 1904 Verona
Died	1975 (aged 70–71)
Nationality	Italian
Political party	Christian Democracy
Alma mater	University of Padua

Early life and education

Trabucchi was born in Verona on 29 June 1904.^[1] His family founded a law firm in Verona in 1875.^[2] His brother, Alberto, was also a lawyer and would become the mayor of Illasi.^[3] Their grandfather, Alessandro Trabucchi, was an officer in the Italian army during both world wars and a soldier of the partisan resistance in Piedmont after the signing of the armistice.^[2]

He received a degree in law from the University of Padua.^[2]

Career

Trabucchi served as the senator for the Christian Democracy in the 2nd and 3rd legislatures.^[1] He was appointed minister of finance to the Tambroni cabinet in March 1960 and was in office until July 1960 when the term of the cabinet ended.^[1] He also held the same office in the third and fourth cabinets of Amintore Fanfani (July 1960- February 1962 and in February 1962, respectively).^[1]

In the mid-1960s Trabucchi was accused by public prosecutor of Rome of involving in two bribery incidents, but the parliamentary commission did not provide the necessary authorization to proceed.^[4][5]